Florida Senate - 2014 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 1416
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
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04/07/2014 .
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following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete everything after the enacting clause
4 and insert:
5 Section 1. Section 16.581, Florida Statutes, is created to
6 read:
7 16.581 Sexual Predator and Sexual Offender Absconder Strike
8 Force.—
9 (1) FINDINGS.—The Legislature finds that there is a need to
10 locate and arrest registered sexual predators and sexual
11 offenders who are under the supervision of the Department of
12 Corrections and who have absconded from such supervision.
13 (2) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is created the Sexual Predator and
14 Sexual Offender Absconder Strike Force within the Department of
15 Law Enforcement. The purpose of the strike force is to develop
16 and prioritize coordinated strategies for the apprehension of
17 registered sexual predators and sexual offenders who are under
18 the supervision of the Department of Corrections and who have
19 absconded from such supervision.
20 (3) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:
21 (a) “Sexual offender” means a person required to register
22 as a sexual offender under s. 943.0435 or s. 944.607.
23 (b) “Sexual predator” means a person required to register
24 as a sexual predator under s. 775.21.
25 (4) MEMBERSHIP.—The strike force shall consist of the
26 following 10 members or their designees:
27 (a) The executive director of the Department of Law
28 Enforcement, who shall serve as chair.
29 (b) The Secretary of Corrections, who shall serve as vice
30 chair.
31 (c) The Secretary of Juvenile Justice.
32 (d) The chair of the Parole Commission.
33 (e) The executive director of the Department of Highway
34 Safety and Motor Vehicles.
35 (f) Five members appointed by the executive director of the
36 Department of Law Enforcement, consisting of two sheriffs, two
37 chiefs of police, and one state attorney. In making these
38 appointments, the executive director of the Department of Law
39 Enforcement shall consider representation by geography,
40 population, ethnicity, and other relevant factors in order to
41 ensure that the membership of the strike force is representative
42 of the state as a whole.
43 (5) TERMS OF MEMBERSHIP; COMPENSATION; ADMINISTRATIVE
44 SERVICES.—
45 (a) The five members appointed by the executive director of
46 the Department of Law Enforcement shall be appointed to 4-year
47 terms; however, for the purpose of providing staggered terms of
48 the initial appointments, two members shall be appointed to a 2
49 year term, two members shall be appointed to a 3-year term, and
50 one member shall be appointed to a 4-year term. Each of the
51 remaining members is a standing member of the strike force and
52 may not serve beyond the time he or she holds the position that
53 was the basis for the membership. A vacancy shall be filled in
54 the same manner as the original appointment but only for the
55 remainder of the term.
56 (b) The Legislature finds that the strike force serves a
57 legitimate state, county, and municipal purpose and that service
58 on the strike force is consistent with a member’s principal
59 service in public office or employment. Therefore, membership on
60 the strike force does not disqualify a member from holding any
61 other public office or from being employed by a public entity,
62 except that a member of the Legislature may not serve on the
63 strike force.
64 (c) Members of the strike force shall serve without
65 compensation but are entitled to reimbursement for per diem and
66 travel expenses in accordance with s. 112.061.
67 (d) The Department of Law Enforcement shall provide
68 administrative and support services for the strike force.
69 (6) MEETINGS.—The strike force shall organize by December
70 31, 2014. Thereafter, the strike force shall meet at least four
71 times per year. Additional meetings may be held if the chair
72 determines that extraordinary circumstances require an
73 additional meeting. Members may appear at meetings by electronic
74 means. A majority of the members of the strike force constitutes
75 a quorum.
76 (7) DUTIES.—The strike force shall coordinate with the
77 Department of Corrections and local law enforcement agencies to:
78 (a)1. Develop and review a statewide list of known sexual
79 predator and sexual offender absconders.
80 2. Prioritize those absconders who pose the greatest risk
81 to public safety by evaluating their criminal history, most
82 recent dates of offense, length of time as absconders, and other
83 factors.
84 3. Disseminate the list produced under this paragraph to
85 local law enforcement agencies.
86 (b) Develop and recommend coordinated statewide strategies
87 for the apprehension of sexual predator and sexual offender
88 absconders with special focus on those who pose the greatest
89 risk to public safety.
90 (8) REPORT.—By October 1, 2015, and annually thereafter,
91 the strike force shall submit a report on its activities and
92 recommendations to the Governor, the President of the Senate,
93 and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
94 Section 2. For the 2014-2015 fiscal year, the sum of
95 $101,418 in recurring funds is appropriated from the General
96 Revenue Fund to the Department of Law Enforcement for the
97 implementation of this act.
98 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2014.
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101 And the title is amended as follows:
102 Delete everything before the enacting clause
103 and insert:
104 A bill to be entitled
105 An act relating to sexual predator and sexual offender
106 absconders; creating s. 16.581, F.S.; providing
107 legislative findings; creating the Sexual Predator and
108 Sexual Offender Absconder Strike Force within the
109 Department of Law Enforcement; providing definitions;
110 providing for the membership and terms of the strike
111 force; requiring the department to provide
112 administrative services to the strike force; requiring
113 the strike force to organize by a specified date;
114 providing for meetings; specifying the duties of the
115 strike force; requiring an annual report to the
116 Governor and Legislature; providing an appropriation;
117 providing an effective date.
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